https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123472

            Bug ID: 123472
        Issue Type: DEFECT
           Summary: When selecting text, automatically select entire word
           Product: General
           Version: 4.1.0-dev
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: ui
          Assignee: [email protected]
          Reporter: [email protected]
                CC: [email protected]

Please consider adding the optional feature to intelligently select text word
by word. When highlighting one word, only select the characters. When you
select more than one word, select entire words at a time. When selecting left
to right, and the mouse is moved backwards, revert to selecting one character
at a time. If the cursor is move forward again over multiple words, continue
with the select by word behavior.

This feature would only apply to Writer and Impress. The option to disable it
could be placed under 
Tools -> Options -> Writer AND Impress -> General -> Editing

The option could be called "When selecting text, automatically select entire
word"

The feature would be especially useful for those of us on laptop with imprecise
input devices like touchpads or pointing sticks. You can see an example of how
this could be implemented by using MS Word or Powerpoint.

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